Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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✔️ Works in 2020.1 ➕ 2020.2 ➕ 2020.3

Rim lighting is a shading technique that highlights the edges of a model. It's useful to add a moody atmosphere or help an object stand out from a dark background. This effect gets the main light in a custom function node to emphasize the shadowed side of a model.

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⏲️ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Theory
1:26 Project set up
1:50 The graph
4:33 Adding to other graphs
5:24 Wrap up and credits

🎖️ Credits and references:
• James "Nihilore" Opie: music "Absolute Terror" - youtube.com/watch?v=XzxmSwUm0-I
• Adam Blielecki: Earth like Planets - assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/earth-like-planets-32790
• Erik "Roystan" Ross: Toon Shader - roystan.net/articles/toon-shader.html
• clayguy: Skull 2 Free 3D print model - cgtrader.com/free-3d-print-models/art/sculptures/skull-2
• Lennart Demes: Marble 012, Concrete 023, Rock 020 - cc0textures.com/view?id=Marble012 cc0textures.com/view?id=Concrete023 cc0textures.com/view?id=Rock020
• Tendayi: Concrete Column - turbosquid.com/3d-models/free-obj-model-concrete-column/785689

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